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for the months of april and may, starting april 7, coffee bean and tea leaf will be offering featured ice blended drinks for only php 100.00. today’s offer is the original mocha and the ultimate original mocha.

#MondaysMadeBetter for April 7 (photo from cbtl promotional email)

plus, they also have a contest wherein you take your selfie with the ice blended drink which gets you a chance to win GCs or a year’s supply of their ice blended drinks.

so what are you waiting for? go to the nearest cbtl branch and get the thirst quenching ice blended drink. perfect for the summer’s scorching heat. 🙂

since 2007, i have been collecting stickers to claim the starbucks planner. but there was a change in direction this year. i decided to get the 2014 sbc dream journal. here are my reasons: 1) i transferred to a new job and the nearest coffee house is sbc 2) the christmas drinks in sbc are more interesting while the ones in starbucks were a repeat of the previous years, and my favorite dark cherry mocha did not return 3) the starbucks planner this year looks a lot like the starbucks planner last year.

the mechanics are almost the same with every coffee house offering their planner. you have to complete 18 stickers. 8 of which should come from the christmas drinks, while 10 stickers can be from any other drinks that you order. i tasted all of the christmas drinks (gingerbest, roasted hazelnut, cookies and mint, eggnog frost), and i would say that my favorite is the gingerbest followed closely by the roasted hazelnut. with the help of my generous manager and co-workers, i was able to complete my stickers before december.

here is how the planner looks like and some of it’s features:

the 2014 sbc dream journal

i got the grey one. it has a soft leather cover and a magnetic lock.

the cover page

calendar for 2014 and the music cd

the planner included a cd of different songs, which are mostly acoustic versions. i love the “chill” feel of the songs and have copied it into my phone.

coaster + monthly artwork

monthly calendar

journal/notes portion

instead of the usual dated planners, what you have here is a monthly calendar at glance wherein you can note of your appointments, holidays or special occasions. the main portion is more like a notebook where in you can write your notes, to-do’s or whatever you want to, and you will not be limited by the date.

bookmark

post-it notes

sbc menu

monthly coupon freebies

what i like about their monthly coupon freebies is that i know that i will be able to use them all. the coupons include free upsize, price discounts, free drinks and food (without any required purchase), buy 1 take 1, plus a free sticker for next year’s planner! 🙂 unlike the ones in starbucks which usually includes discount/freebies for purchase of coffee beans or merchandise which i normally don’t use at all.

stickers!

the planner also includes these cutesy stickers. wonder where i’ll be sticking them. 😉

overall, i think the planner is great and useful. plus the additional “features” are really nice. i do hope i get to maximize the use of my 2014 sbc dream journal. 😀

one friday night, junjun and i decided to have dinner at a cafe 10 minutes away from our house, subi-monte cafe.

the name of the cafe are from chavacano words which means “mountain climbing.”

the cafe offers a wide range of appetizers, rice meals, pasta, sandwiches and pizza. also they have a selection of coffee and tea based drinks. they have “frappuccino” type of drinks and also the “milk tea” type.